Gundu Hanumantha Rao began his career as an assistant to sidekick in films. He then graduated to comedian's roles. Some of his memorable roles include SV Krishna Reddy’s Rajendrudu Gajendrudu, Mayalodu, Colors, etc.

What 2017 did to the Tollywood stars?
2017 has been good to most of the stars. Some made a comeback, while others had their films which really did well. Then there were others who gave several films and none of them fared well. Let’s evaluate how which star fared this year...
Chiranjeevi:
For megastar ...

A love letter for the times to come from a Telugu Movie fan
Baahubali got the entire world to take notice of Indian Cinema in a way they have not since may be Lagaan (and yes, for the last time, Slumdog Millionaire is not an Indian film), and back at home it ...

Producer of landmark films like ‘Sankarabharanam’, ‘Sagara Sangamam’, ‘Swati Muthyam’ and ‘Swayam Krushi’, Edida Nageswara Rao passed away on October 4, 2015. Our Telugu film industry owes him a lot. To commemorate his death anniversary, let us take a look at the gems he produced.
No one can never replace the place ...

Sai Dharam Tej starrer Thikka will be coming to theatres tomorrow. The actor is maintaining calm, yet at the same time he is restless. Speaking about the film Sai Dharam Tej says that this film happens just in one day. There are many characters who come in and go through the day.
Elaborating his ...

Director Chandrashekar Yeleti is known for giving different genre of films. Not many will make films that Yeleti makes. We have rarely seen his kind of films on screen. From his first movie Aithey, to the recent most Saahasam, Yeleti has give us something novel always.
His next offering is Manamantha. This ...

Though they are not big films, they will all be testing luck this weekend. On 15th July three films will be hitting theatres. All three are small films with no big hero or hot shot director directing it. Yet they have made news in their own way.
First one is ...

Her film Gentleman has come to theatres and Niveda Thomas has been applauded for that tremendous performance. She has been flooded with compliments and the humble
actress says that she is very happy. Niveda had complete faith on this script and says that the appreciation has to go to the entire team.
Working ...

Sundeep Kishan and Nithya Menen starrer Okka Ammayi Tappa is creating a good buzz slowly and steadily. The makers are saying that this film is a romantic thriller. The first half of the film is devoted to love and the second half goes into a thrilling mode.
Okka Ammayi Tappa is mostly ...

A lot has been said and written about director Vamsi and actor Akhil Akkineni. Initially it was said that the actor would work with the director in a Bollywood remake. Later came the news that the director had refused as he had just finished a remake for the actor’s father Nagarjuna ...

When the rest of the world is waiting for Brahmotsavam with baited breath Mahesh Babu is uber cool. He is in no tension as he believes that this film will work. Family and emotions with romance always works. The actor is excited to know how the audience will receive this film ...

Samantha must be one happy woman in Tollywood this summer. Why not? She has four films of which two have already released and is faring pretty well. Theri was a mass oriented film and 24 was sci-fi, both the films have done well. Brahmotsavam and A Aa are yet to test ...

The Film Industry, where creativity meets commercialism, is driven by the success of its products i.e., films, with the audience. One super success of a film give rise to many other such films to come in the pipeline and give encouragement to the other film makers to put their mind, muscle ...

The Telugu people across the world had woke up with a stunning news on the early morning of 6th January, 2014! As the new year jubilation and preparation for the forthcoming Sankranthi festival is lingering in the minds of the people, this early morning news created an unbelievable nightmarish experience to ...

The time had travelled with its long strides through the seasons of spring, summer, rain, winter and autumn, making its own impressions in every stage and transition! The same effect have been seen in Tollywood too!
Another year in the sojourn of Tollywood have been rolled and the year 2013 had witnessed ...

Amidst a great uproar, controversy and hype, the much-talked about Pawan Kalyan starrer, ATTHAARINTIKI DAAREDI has released! Apart from the buzz the film has created so far, it is the ATTHA (aunt) factor, which is wooing d Telugu audience now. In the light of this hype and hooplah, it is necessary ...

Handle With Care Is a delicate journey through the life of the disabled and their families. It is a story of enlightenment, strength, fierce determination and the power of will. We aim to inspire and motivate, and not spread pity or sorrow.
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope" ...

The Year 2012 is no doubt, a time of celebration due to its success galore. At the same time, Tollywood made into headlines for certain wrong reasons too. The filmdom saw great controversies and conflicts with the movies it produced and with the film makers it relates to!
The controversies on Movies:
The ...

The Tollywood, in general, is famous for its entertaining stories on formula and masala themes with commercial equations! Every time, from producers to the Directors and Heroes emphasize that, commercial success is most important than that of any awards or rewards! However, there are certain film makers in Tollywood, who see ...

No doubt, the year, 2012 is very much memorable to Telugu Film Industry for the movies, which taste the dust at the Box-office, in spite of all the hype and hooplah! The routine story lines and the 'very-over Budgets' are the main reasons for this debacle of the films. The Big ...

Tollywood had the credit of churning highest box-office collections after Bollywood and Kollywood. Year by Year, the budget of Telugu films are increasing to manifold crores and now Tollywood become synonymous for High-budget flicks. On the other side, Tollywood also became famous for producing higher number of FILM SOFTWARE in number ...

Do you know Sattiraju Laxminarayana..
Everyone will definitely get confused, if we ask the question.
Instead, if we ask any Telugu, do you know Bapu?
Then the answer will come with a rocket speed!
That is the impact and spell of the multi-talented intellectual and the manifold-faceted genius….Bapu!
There is no exaggeration to describe Bapu ...

Sridevi!
The name itself had thrown some generations into sleepless nights!
She is the Atiloka Sundari of Indian Silver screen and the long-time ruling Numero Uno of Bollywood and Southern Films, including Tollywood. Sridevi had made a come back with critically acclaimed and stunningly successful English Vinglish recently after hiatus of 14-odd years. The audience across India and abroad ...

“Avunu”!
The recently released horror-thriller had drawn the attention of the audience and got the appreciation of the critics with its narrative style, gripping screen-play and the performances of the artistes. As the story is very routine and had the shades of Hollywood flick, Paranormal Activity, the movie could able to carry ...

Hi Ragalahari viewers, "Happy Vinayaka Chavithi"! We all know that the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is an occasion of fun & frolic and that Ganesha holds a special place in the hearts of Hindu people all over India. Since He is the Lord of power and wisdom, Lord Ganesha is worshipped ...

The Indian cinema is so vivid and varied that, it has become a modern and contemporary document of our rich cultural heritage. Nowadays, the Cinema is playing the role on the line of religious scriptures of ancient times like Vedas, Puranas, etc., by immortalising and visualising the puranic tales into full ...

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others, said a great man once. North American Telugu Association (NATA) is working with the same motto. NATA is an association working tirelessly for the well being of Telugu community in America and Canada. ...

American Telugu Association’s 12th Conference and Youth Convention concluded their 3 day event in Atlanta, Georgia on July 8th on a very high note with a scintillating and exhilarating music concert by Thaman Group keeping the audience of over 8,000 people mesmerized and spellbound. The other programs beginning from opening night ...

"Gabbar Singh!"
The latest rage in the Tollywood, which become a roaring hit with the audience across the world. It fulfilled the decade-long waiting of the fans in general and Power Star Pawan Kalyan in special. The movie again resurrected the past glory and fame of the Star, which he is missing, ...

Global Hindu Heritage foundation released a video song on their mission of "save temples". song written by Rasaraju sung and composed by Dr Ghazal Srinivas. Objective of the video is to educate and create an awareness about the he pathetic situation of our Holy temples.GHHF is giving an appeal to all ...

There is a connotation that, when three Telugu people met for 10 minutes, they will definitely talk about cinema as the common topic. In a land of different ideologies, cinema is the uniting factor to all the people irrespective of caste, region and profession. Even the visionaries like Raghupati Venkaiah, the ...

It is true that, The Ramayana, the story of Lord Sri Rama, is shaped the culture of India since ages. Many aspects of Indian Family System, including the archetypes of ideal husband and model wife had originated from Ramayana and thus, the ultimate aim of Indian culture lies in ...

Dr Ghazal Srinivas is known as the Guinness Record singer who uses his voice and singing abilities generally for world peace and burning problems in society. But this time he has chosen a different path by pinching the senses of Telugus and punching them satirically.
He has released a song on youtube ...

Indian people are quite interested to spend their quality time watching Cricket and Films. Now both these entertainment aspects are mixed up in the form of CCL 2 to enthrall Indian spectators. Previous year, CCL became a big hit and hence the event organizers roped another 2 teams into the attack ...

This Sankranti doesn’t seem to be enthusing all the fans of all big stars in Tollywood. While there is pin drop silence from major part of the group, the only two prominent heroes reaching the people during this Sankranti are Victory Venkatesh and Superstar Mahesh Babu.
Vekatesh has chosen ‘Bodyguard’, a super ...

Another year has passed for the movie buffs, and despite what the trade pundits might say it has been quite an eventful year in tollywood, ballaya tasted success at last,a moderately successful but significant multi-starer, RGV comes back to tolly -seemingly to gain some lost confidence, couple of interesting debuts, ...